STRIKE: Tension on campuses as ASUU decides

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As the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, meets in Lagos this weekend, tension has been heightened on campuses across the country over the possiblity of the lecturers going on strike once again.


Checks by Sunday reports showed that a number of universities already preparing for semester examinations are very apprehensive that the exercises may be affected.

For instance, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, has slated the first semester examination for commencement by the last week of this month, but students and lecturers are now waiting for the outcome of the meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, of ASUU to know what would be the next line of action.


A 300 level student of Geology in the school, who gave her name as Grace, said with the situation of things whether the exam would start ot not later this month is dependent on the outcome of the meeting.

“The timetable by the school management is that we would start our first semester exam in two weeks time and end by mid March. But if ASUU goes on strike that may no longer be possible. We all know that if the strike starts, the process of calling it off would take some time.


“Our appeal is that the two sides should consider our interest. We spent nearly a year at home because of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and if another strike starts now, that will add more weeks or even months to our stay in campus,” she said.


*Back to the streets*


On its part, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said the looming strike is another attempt to return the students back to the streets. 


It also added that it would be another distraction to education in Nigeria.


✍️✍️ Dikeocha Martins

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